New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-01

ridiculous failure. The success OF t0-mOrroWs iessiV
ties 1t be- will be entirely due to their efforts
Tho position occupied by tho widow Of the late Vice
President s still being discussed with moro or less In
telligence by outsiders and those whom sac counts
among her nmates She bases her refusal to decorae
her house upon the ground that the visit OF tho Pro
dent and Mrs. Cleveland will revive many painful mem
oes Of the past which she would prefer to let sumper
and far will find aught to criticsc m the con-
Duct Of Mr. Hendrckss widow; but still it is surmised
that there other and wegher reasons which prompt
Mrs. Hendricks to act thus She cannot have rorgotten
for instance the slight which the President put upon ner
the occasion Of her visit to Washington after nor
husbands death She must remember that neither her
husband her husbands friends we're ever the iends
Of Mr. Cleveland his advisers She cannot help look
ing upon the visit Of the President opportunity
neized in a clumsy manner to set things right with as
little trouble TO the President and without too much
regard to her feelings She must certainly recoe
nze the fact that of the principal spirits In this
whole comedy Is ex-senator Mcdonald. her husbands
old enemy to whom she has never become reconciieo
herself and who is only acting in the role OF peace
maker to his own political needs. These ana
similar motives. 1t is said, may underlie Mrs Hendrckss
the President and bis wife to Il no!hing had
happened to mar the harmony whicn might nave
been expected 70 exist between the head ana tue a
President Cleveland will be the first Democratic Pres
unless Anarcw Johnson counted DEMOCRAT In Van ian
Burens day railroads traversed tas state ana the
coaches. The Government had Just cut tnrongn,
the National Road It was int nded to extend
from Cumberland. Nd, to ST. Louis Mo-. and was te
have been nacadanized, When he trayersea
it it was a good, broad highway" not yet clear OF
sumps He started his Journey In the iali o, INC
year. when the rain had softened the earth ana tne
heavy teams had churped 1t deep that bottom was
seldom found He was accompanied by MS fostmas'er
General and two other public officials. .,
The trip was a hard one. and many amusing storle,
were told of it. The coach frequently broke down ana
two occasions the distinguished party was
compelled TO remain for several hours stuck st IN tno
mud until a team could he brought from the next
station ahead. II Is told that one occasion tney
reached one Of these waysde taverns In Hancock
provided rather late hour OF the evening Inc ana
lady in anything but agreeable frame OF nlhd'
She first refused to get anything for the urea trav
eers eat saying that II they wanted TO turn IN aha
sleep till morning that they could do so but sue was o'
going get supper at that time OF night Tor any
She Was told that OF tho travellers was the res
dent, but she refused to believe IT, Finally Mr. van
Buren, was pointed ont TO her she looked him all over
and with q contemptuous curl OF the nose remarked;
What, that po-5eed little Dutchnlan fresidchti
think the OF this country must be Dlasten sc, Oh
fools elect looking fellow rs him Prcslueht
The party arrived in this city In one OF those coia
grceabe rains that make the autumns In TINS secto
drcary beyond description He was met by the ente Oh
the city and the chief the politicians The festivities
were CAV long continued, but the kinderook states
man had mortay offended the rank and he OF MS party
because OF some appointments he hal made ana they
refused TO he rcconccd All his blandisnments wcrc
wasted and the State gave overwhelming majority ior
his OppOuent the